I already talked about this tragic incident here but I was a bit unsure about it since I didn’t read any news about this issue. Today I was given a ‘The News’ Link about the same incident and apology being asked by Faisal managment Mosque.

ISLAMABAD: The management of Faisal Mosque, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), has expressed its apology for the inconvenience faced by people who wanted to enter into the mosque Sunday, November 19, for Asr prayers.

On that day, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair was scheduled to visit the mosque at 3:15p.m before a meeting with Pakistani scholars at the university. Due to a 15 minutes delay in his arrival and extra-ordinary security arrangements general public was barred from entering the mosque, however, Azan for Asr prayers was recited without using loud speaker and prayers were led by Prof. Abdul Jabbar Shakir, Khateeb of the Mosque and Head, Dawah Academy, that was attended by a number of the University teachers, officers, students and security officials present on the occasion. A group of visitors also offered prayers outside the mosque to compensate the inconvenience faced by the visitors. Azan for Maghrib prayers was recited through loud speakers and prayers were offered accordingly while the British prime minister was attending the meeting in the university

Why do they ask apology from people? They should rather ask apology from Allah. I don’t know what kinda pressure they would have faced. I’m sure those who ordered for this act will not have any place for escape-Inshallah.

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